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LONDON, Aug. 5 (Brlish. Wire- lasa)-Progress in the adaptation of British industry to war production was illustrated In the House Commons by the President of the Board of Trade, Sie Andrew Dufean, who stated that 634 complete factor ies were being released by con- to centration of industries subject the "limitation of supplies order."
been So far 132 factories have closed by the concentration of pro- duction in the textile trades and others are due to close shortly na materials on which they are at pre- sent working become exhausted.
by
No factory has been closed order of the Board of Trade.
LONDON,
United
August 6, 1941. Fire Sinks
Ship
SPECIAL TO THE "FÉLEGRAPH"
(UP).-
Aug, 0 (icuter)-- CAPETOWN, Aug: 5 Marshal Petalti's Government replied After six days of vain fighting to to-day to the attack by Mr Sumner extinguish o fire, officers and, crew
Assistant
Stalca of the British motorship Hannington Welles, Secretary of State, and says: "Mr Court, 5,419 tone abandoned the ship Welles has expressed some doubt which sailed from Table Bay. on would react in the event of about the energy with which France July 13.
an The Chief Engineer and the Fourth attuck on her empire at some point. Engineer lost their lives while fight Surely the heroic resistance of our ing the fire which broke out shortly troops in Syria to British aggression after the vessel left Table Bay.
An adequate can be considered as answer,"
To Mr Welles announcement that America's attitude towards Vichy "governed by the miner
France defenda ire - whiteh would be Empire", Vichy adds: "The problems of Syria and Indo-China were in no sense comparable-Sycia was the
her
Japanese Troops object of aggrosion and Indo-China
From Canton
FROM PAGE ONE
y the Japanese and occupation is proceeding apace.
was not. Moreover, though it in true that the French Empire is ono, geogra- nevertheless Indo-China's phical und palitfeni
is position peculiar by reason of its distance from metropolitan France, and the alluation of Japan in Asia.
Why We Broke With Finns
German Garrisons
LONDON, Aug. 5 (British Wire- less).-Economic measures taken by con- the British Government in sequence of the entry of German troops into Finland resulted in the blockade of Finland from June 14, stated the Minister of Economic War- fare, Mr Hugh Dalton, answering a
estion
in the House of Commons, in June, he said, the British having learned
that
troops were being stationed in Finland in substantial numbers, ordered that no more ship navicerts be granted until further notice to vessels bound for Finland and that Finnish ships which had sailed be Intercepted and detained at a British
Could Not Wait "Indo-Ching, therefore, could not The present rainy season is likely afford to swait events which might to hinder the manoeuvrability of the modity equilibrium in the Far Eust.
it is expected The
between the disproportion Japanese forces and that they will be fully occupied for Japanese forces and the meagre several weeks consolidating their effectives at France's disposal in ositions and building up their mill-Indo-China fully explains the posi- tion which confronted her, and the tary stores.
at present inevitable consequences. Japanese trucks are
way "The result in no detrnets using their
limported Kaso-
trom French rights. It is a fact that Saigon remains quiet although Japan will formally recognise French Americna firms are taking immediate sovereignty of the whole of French
were the Indo-China. It should further he to reduce steps rastically
emphasised that in negotiations tend foreign stofr.
ing to the Darlan-Cato agreement, Japon urged that Indo-China threatened by Fowers opposed the Japanese Empire."
line.
Own
t
Northern Front
FROM PAGE ONE
Smolensk front as well as the Bajaynt- serkov and Korusken fronts" on the Kiev area.
Britain Impressed
Wils
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 5 (UP), it la authoritatively stated that Britain is favourably impressed by the Vichy explanation of the surrender of Indo- China and the assurance that no more Fur, the second day, the commathi-facilities will be granted to any out- que did not mentiun Novodhev, 10 side Power in other parts of the miles west of Kholin, indicating that French Empire, the Soviet forces have possibly Leen forced to retire to Kholm frum Novozhey,
bombed air fleet The Russian panzer units, infantry and the air
arts with grounded planes.
German Claim
. LONDON, Aug. 5 (Reuter).-The German-wireless stations on Tues- day night claimed that Kholm and German in аге Balayat-serkov hands,
BUILDING OF NEW TOISHAN TO
BE DISCUSSED
Building of new Toishan will be the subject of discussion at a meeting of Toishan natives reskient in Hong- kong to-morrow afternoon at the Luk! Kwok Hotel.
The
new
proposal for the building of a made by Me Ma Toishan waS Chuo-chun, Kuomintang Centrul ecutive Committee member, who recently made a tour of the war affected areas In Kwonglung to dis- tribute relief funds. He reported that early this the Japanese Invnsion year had left a scene of desolation and ruin in Taishan.
The position continued: la deter- iorate and on June 20 Instructions
given to refuse any more avlceris and export licences to Fin-
land.
Mr Churchill May Be On Other Side
FROM PAGE ONE
And Hopkins where Churchill is," but know stated to-day that "you will they declined to even lint where the latter might be.
An official statement issued by the United States Embassy was merely that Mr Hopking was "resting" some- where in Britain.
"This means that for the first time to resist encroachment on the inte Viety has declared her determination rlly of its territories," they said.
U.S. Waiting SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Me Churchill's absence from the WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UB)-House of Commons was announced Secretary of State Mr Cordell Hull by Mr Clement Attlee, the Lord Privy to-day stated that he was awaiting Scul, who spesies for Mr Churchill word from the American Embassy of his absence. Vichy regarding the reported French olher assurances that Dakar and African possessions will not be turned over to the Germans. He has not yet received any official word,
$4,790,000 WAR EXPENDITURE
FROM PAGE ONE
$6.150 is required from the Legisla- tive Government to make up the cos' of this equipment.
Aini-sabotage measures had conti $1,907.18 since they were instituted in March, 1941, and a supplementary vole for this amount was sought.
Decline to Speculate SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
(UP)- Oficial quarters, either
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5
foreign or American, to-day declined to specu late regarding a possible raceling between Mr Churchill and President Roosevelt.
The Navy Department reminded reporters that the White House and Colone, Frank Knox, Secretary of 10 the Navy had asked them not speculate on the whereabouts of the the President, or his activities an cruise.
Mr Stephen Early, the President's Secretary said that he knew nothing.
Mr Hull Ignorant WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UP).- Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, and ofleials of the British Embassy to-day disclaimed all knowledge of Mr meeting between a possible Churchill and President Roosevelt,
Mr Hull stated that he had talked with the President by telephone on Saturday night before he sailed and that he had made no mention o such a meeting.
of
High naval quarters asserted that if any meeting was planned. It would be announced through the
bulletins radio
when the daily President
Yacht The St. Potomac is armed with machine-guns and an anti-mugnatie mine cable. She is decined to be completely sea-
seca
Other Expenditure In order to supplement frewood stocks in
the Colony Government cut into the plne plantations in the It is believed that the proposal will
New Territories and will take fur- -win-the-support of many oversens ther timber from these preserves it Chinese, especially those in America is stated in an explanatory note to a who count among them a large num-request for a supplementary vole of ber of Taishan natives.
$40,000 for the expenses in labour and transport.
Webbing equipment
been hos purchased locally for officers of the Volunteer Defence Corps and other ranks of the Field Ambulance states a Government memorandum seeking $5,353 in a
in a supplementary yote, Government has purchased 522 re-worthy but not suitable for cruising to approve a grant of £1,000 to thevolvers locally to arm the numerous any great distance from shore. * Malin Relief Fund started by the Governor of Malta to assist victims of air raids. The item states: "It is proposed to make a grant of £3,000 is this Fund as a gift from the Colony of Hongkong to a sister Colony in her hour of trial.
COLONY'S GIFT TO MALTA
Legislative Council will be asked
CONSCRIPTION OF
ALLIES IN U.K.
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volvers.
Soviets Are Fine Fire-Fighters
could
LONDON, Aug. 5. (British Wire- less) The Lord Privy Seal stated in the House of Commons to-day that it was hoped to submit to the House, had oh re-assembly after the recess, pro- posals
tor legislation extending conscription to Allied military
mtionals whose governments are established in this country.
Yangtse River Rising
CHENGTU, Aug. 6 (International). -The Yangtze River, has risen to new heights in its upper reaches in Szechuen when it is recorded at 71 feet above the normal level as against 55.8 feet last year.
Heavy rains are the cause of the high water level. While some low lying areas were inundated recently, deluge is not expected. The abun dunt rainfall moderates the intensive summer heat here and brings about a good harvest for this province.
U-Boat Surrenders
5
·FROM PAGE ONE
not be realised by those who not seen it.
He Carried On
She told me how a man named Fomushkin, while extinguishing In-, cendiaries. wus Bung some distance' clinging to a water-pipe by the blast of a high explosive bomb which fell in the street. He picked himself" up and continued to put out incendiaries. He also jumped down some stairs and rescued an injured old man.
She added that it was a job to get people to talte shelter.
U.S. Warships At
Brisbane
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UP) ~~~ The heavy cruisers Northampton and Salt Lake City have arrived at Bris- bane during the course of a training cruise in the South Pacific according to the Navy Department.
Japanese Troops In Manchukuo
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 5 (UP).—Autho ritative circles to-day stated that Japan and about 250,090, troops in Manchukuo before they started to reinforce them "very substantially" during the past week.
They added that Britain has no confirmation of the Shanghai reports of a Russo-Japanese-frontier clash.
A young woman-factory, hand from ou old part of Moscow, which largely consists of small wooden houses, sald Gen. Yu: Han-mou On that each house had a team of fire-.
Hongkong's Position fighters. Particular attention was
water.
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". TOKYO, August 6 (Dome))—The "Yomiuri Shimbun" one of three big
SPECIAL TO THE TELECHAPH' WASHINGTON, Aug. (UP)-newspapers in Tokyo-the other two Representative Samuel Dickstein, to- being the "Asahi Shimbun" and the day charged that American citizens "Nichinichi Shimbun," this morn- were "being molested and pushed Ing formally took over the manage- around' by the Japanese authorities
in Shanghai. He told the House that ment of the 70-year-old "Hochl
cable from a Shimbun." he had received a constituent on "legitimate business" in Shanghai who had a United Staten possport and a Japanese transit visa but was refused transportation home by the Japanese,
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Chinese Interned
In Italy
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPHI VATICAN CITY, Aug. 5 (UP)—It was announced to-day that upon the orders of His Holiness, the Pope and
General Yu said Uint Japan would Prisoners Of War following their request, forty Chinese
Held By Vichy
paid to emergency water supplies SHIUKWAN, July 31 (Central and numerous reservoirs had been New) The belief that Hongitong Aug by voluntary bour sumetent will be in no imminent danger was
Mr. Dickstein asserted "we for two hours' continuous stream of expressed by General Yu Han-mou,
Commander-in-Chief of the Kwang- letting the Japanese here alone and Every team was provided with fire
lung war zone, when questioned 1. Lor one, believe we are boing too equipment Including punys, asbestos. about his opinion regarding Japanese easy with them." lined gloves and caps while tin hats troop movements in the south. are becoming more general..
The watching of premises toes on not dare lo
head-on collision have throughout the 24 hours with two-with Britain in the near future. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
Boon as a warning hour shifts but as to the roof and LONDON, Aug.
Referring to the military situation (UP) The
in Kwangtung, General Yu sald that everybody official Gazette" revealed to-day 20,
of a team is int British warships forced a U-boat each siven section of the premises. meet any Japanese attack.
responsible
the defences were strong enough to for a to-the surface with depth bomba in
Fire-fighters from neighbouring broad daylight, opened fire and pre-
are responsible for...unat- pared to, ram the vessel. The crew. houses
tended prem
premises like an evacuated CHUNGKING, Aug. 6 (Central tumbled out of the conning tower
school-building.
News).The London branch of the and surrendered;
The official. "Gazette" states that One elderly house-wife, whose International Student Service to the destroyer involved was H.M.S. husband is at the front, organised mitted yesterday £500 to Chungking
the United 15 houses and since the start of Inald of Chinese students. Broadway, formerly States destroyer Hunt which com- the blitz, they have extinguished pelled the German U-boat to sur- 68 Incendiaries without a single out-
reak of fire.
A floating mine was reported drift- render in the Atlantic. After drop- ping two depth bombs, the Broadwayendiaries, dropped simultaneously Al Chau Island; in. Lalitude 220 On one occasion, it is stated, 60 Ing about 25 talles to the north of opened fire and prepared to ram the submarine which then urren on one roof, were put out immediately 30 North, Longitude 113 5500
East about 11.25. p.m. yesterday. dered.
y-ten-fire-fighters,
..
Interned in an Italian concentration camp have received baptism,” con- firmation and the Holy Communiors DAMASCUS, Aug. 5(Reu-from the Apostolic. Nuncio to Italy, ter)Seventy-five British and Monsignor Borgoncini Duca. Indian officers captured during The ceremony was attended by the Syrian campaign and flown Italian cly authorities. Following by Vichy pilots to an unknown the ceremony, Monsignor Duca read personal blessings to the newly bape tized, followers. destination are still unaccounted the Pope's telegram conveying his for.
All others captured in Syrio, in cluding British and Indian troops, were handed back in accordance with the terms of the armisilce,
९.
This announcement is the Arat in dication that there are Chinese in - forned" in Italy) sibu Beau Des
at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.
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